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πŸͺ° Flies

European Cherry Fruit Fly

Rhagoletis cerasi

About

A small black fly with distinctive wing banding that infests sweet and sour cherries. Larvae feed inside cherries, causing them to rot and drop.

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Did You Know?

It is a textbook example of sympatric speciation, with host races on sweet and sour cherries.